Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish is a delicious breakfast treat (or snack) that uses a quick cooking hack to make delicious danishes in under 30 minutes.
Recipe: $5.15 | Per Serving: $0.64 | Servings: 8

I love eating danishes and making them at home means that I can add whatever I want to the top and have them taste incredible every time. Not only that, but eating a warm cream cheese crescent roll breakfast danish fresh from the oven is always awesome!
What makes this crescent roll danish recipe even better is that it's so easy to make the kids can help out too! So give everyone a few and make breakfast a team effort. They'll enjoy helping and you'll feel great knowing they're making something that they actually WANT to eat.
For more tasty breakfast ideas try our 4 Ingredient Scones and The BEST Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- They're cheap and fun. This recipe lets you have full creative control, and it's frugal too! Perfect for a simple breakfast.
- They're easy to make. Made with just a few simple steps, this recipe comes together quickly and is perfect for adding to any morning routine.
- They taste good warm and cold. While no one can deny fresh from the oven baked goods are delicious, these danishes taste great chilled in the fridge too. Make them the night before or meal prep a few for the week.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Canned Crescent Rolls- You will need some canned crescent rolls to give us the buttery crust that the danishes need.
Still have crescent rolls? Check out my Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls, Crack Chicken Bombs, and Apple Pie Bites.
Cream Cheese- For a rich and creamy filling, use thawed cream cheese.
Powdered Sugar- Use powdered sugar to make the filling sweeter without changing the consistency.
Optional Toppings:
Jam- You can use your favorite jam or jelly.
Maraschino Cherries- For a cherry cheesecake flavor, add maraschino cherries to the center of your danishes before baking.
Fresh Fruit- You can use fresh fruit with your Danish filling for more flavor and variety if desired.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
Step 1: In a small bowl combine your cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.
Step 2: Open your can of crescent rolls, detach them from one another and then pick one up.
Step 3: On the flat side of the triangle, grab the tip and the bottom of the wide end and roll them around to meet, forming an open circle.
Step 4: Push them together to close in that gap and they take the top of the wide part of the triangle (it should be pointing straight up right now) and bring it around to make a bowl.
Step 5: Push the sides down so that it's no longer a bowl, but a flat circle.
Step 6: Spread out the dough a little as needed to make a slightly bigger circle.
Step 7: Place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Step 8: Using a spoon, grab a small amount of cream cheese (about half a spoon size, or half a tablespoon of cream cheese and place it in the center. If you don't wish to add anything else, you can double this amount.
Step 9: Add a small amount of jam (same amount as cream cheese) or add a few pieces of fresh fruit or cherries. You don't need to rub anything around, just place them in the center so that they aren't too close to the edges.
Step 10: Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350F degrees.
Step 11: Let cool on a wire rack and place the baking sheet beneath it.
Step 12: If desired-In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and milk or water to create a glaze, drizzle the glaze over the top, letting the sheet collect the mess.
Serve and enjoy.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Pre-cut Triangle Rolls: Opt for pre-cut triangle crescent rolls for easier rolling and less preparation work.
- Crescent Roll Sheets: If using crescent roll sheets, cut them into 2 or 3 inch strips, then roll them up and flatten to achieve a similar look.
- Adding Cream Cheese and Jam: Despite feeling like there isn't much cream cheese and jam, they will spread and cover more surface area as they bake, as shown in the progress pictures on this page.
💭 Recipe FAQs
If stored in the fridge, you can get these danishes to last up to a week and still be good. Just make sure that you let them cool completely before storing them so that they don't become soggy.
These danishes can be frozen after they've cooled off. Just freeze them flat on a baking sheet and wrap each one individually and place them in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Alternatively, you can lay them flat and put a piece of parchment paper in between each layer.
Yes, you can reheat crescent roll danishes in the oven or microwave for a short time to restore their warmth and freshness.
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📖 Recipe
Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Danishes
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened ($0.93)
- ½ teaspoons vanilla extract ($0.01)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar ($0.09)
- 2 cans crescent roll dough ($3.96)
Optional Toppings
- strawberry jam
- blackberry jam
- sliced almonds
- fresh berries
- maraschino cherries
Glaze
- ¼ cup powdered sugar ($0.09)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.03)
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk or water ($0.04)
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine your cream cheese, vanilla extract, and ¼ cup powdered sugar until smooth.
- Open your can of crescent rolls, detach them from one another and then pick one up. On the flat side of the triangle, grab the tip and the bottom of the wide end and roll them around to meet, forming an open circle.
- Push them together to close in that gap and they take the top of the wide part of the triangle (it should be pointing straight up right now) and bring it around to make a bowl.
- Push the sides down so that it's no longer a bowl, but a flat circle. Creating a small lip/rim around the edge is also a nice idea although not necessary.
- Using a spoon, grab a small amount of cream cheese (about half a spoon sized amount), or half a tablespoon of cream cheese and place it in the center. If you don't wish to add anything else, you can just double this amount.
- Add a small amount of jam (same amount as cream cheese) or add a few pieces of fresh fruit or cherries. You don't need to rub anything around, just place them in the center so that they aren't too close to the edges. They'll move and expand their coverage area as they bake.
- Pick up the danish and place it on a baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350F degrees.
- Let them cool on a wire rack and place the baking sheet beneath it.
- In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk or water to create a glaze, drizzle the glaze over the top, letting the sheet collect the mess. Add the glaze while they're warm so that you don't have to wait so long for them to cool.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Refrigerated danishes can last up to a week; ensure they cool completely before storing to prevent sogginess.
- Freeze the danishes individually by laying them flat on a baking sheet, wrapping each one, and placing them in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Alternatively, lay them flat with parchment paper between each layer.
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